Helanie:
"You will feel better if you rest," Lucy said as she helped change and even washed my uniform for .
"I hope the bath is helping. I just don’t understand—why didn’t you just sit in your undies? Are you really that shy?" she asked, worried about why I had worn a dress to sit in the bathtub in front of her.
"It’s alright. You don’t have to answer ," she smiled gently when she noticed I was struggling to co up with a reply.
"Have you spoken to Gavin? Wasn’t it him calling you earlier?" I asked, having noticed her phone ringing multiple tis, though she kept avoiding it.
"I don’t know what to say to him right now," she admitted softly, holding a sponge in her hand as she cleaned my arms with it. She had insisted on giving a bath, and there was no way she was taking no for an answer.
"Lucy! How will you two resolve the issue if you don’t even talk about it with him?" I said, genuinely unable to understand the argunt between them.
She seed reluctant to believe the pain in her chest could stem from anything else.
"Did you not see him take care of her hair this morning? Helanie, if your mate knows you’re insecure about soone or sothing, and they keep doing it, what would you think of it?" she asked.
She wasn’t wrong. I would flip out too, but at least I’d have a talk with my mate—or even an argunt.
But silence? Silence could be deadly for relationships.
"I know you don’t believe , and I don’t expect you to. I know what I felt—I just don’t understand why he can’t stay away from her! Like, why does he have to do her hair in the middle of the hallway, knowing I’d be coming downstairs at any mont? He’s not even trying to help with my doubts," she groaned, tears filling her eyes.
After we were done, she left the bathroom so I could change. Later, she tucked nicely into bed, but her body twitched slightly when Gavin stord in with soup and fries.
"She needs to eat; she’s too weak," Gavin said softly.
"Co on, Helanie. It’s not like you’re pregnant and can’t hold down food," Lucy insisted, holding up a spoon for .
That’s when my heart dropped in my chest. I tried not to show any reaction, but her words struck a chord. They pulled back in ti—to that night—and then to my current condition.
I had missed my periods ever since that night, but I was so consud by revenge and determination to get into the academy that I hadn’t even thought about it. Or maybe I just didn’t care... until now.
"There you go," Lucy smiled as I took the bite, just to calm her down. But inside , a storm was brewing.
What if it was true?
I shook my head, and when I noticed them narrowing their eyes at in confusion, I realized I must have looked like I was having a conversation with myself.
"By the way, thank you for standing up for ," Gavin said, referencing the earlier incident. His words temporarily gave sothing else to focus on—a brief distraction from the horrifying thought swirling in my mind.
"I ssed up anyway," I muttered steadily, glancing at Lucy, who kept her head down, her eyes fixed on the ground.
"They knew you were affected by the comnts, Lucy," Gavin said as he turned toward her. She quickly averted her gaze, turning her face to the side to avoid looking at him.
"Lucy! Penn told that the top seniors have a list of all the students, and next to your na, they wrote insecure! They’ve even picked on your argunt with over Jenny the other day—"
It all made sense now, why they were constantly trying to hurt Lucy by comparing her to Jenny and calling Jenny prettier than her.
"Oh, Penn told you that? Or was it Jenny herself? She must have fed you this nonsense!" Lucy’s voice rose, her tone defensive.
"Co on, Lucy. What’s your problem? You’re sharing a room with Lamar. Did you see questioning you?" Gavin countered, his voice rising for the first ti.
"That’s because I’m not sticking by his hip! I don’t even speak to him!" she snapped back, her voice matching his volu.
The two stood up, fists clenched, glaring at each other.
"You know what—let her rest, shall we?" Gavin finally said, grabbing Lucy’s arm to lead her out. It seed they wanted to continue their argunt elsewhere, away from .
I thought about telling them they weren’t bothering , but then it occurred to that maybe they just didn’t feel comfortable fighting in front of . So, I let them go. Lucy grabbed her coat before walking out with Gavin, leaving alone—with nothing but the terrifying thoughts haunting my mind.
"What if I really am pregnant?" I whispered, my voice barely audible as I placed a trembling hand on my belly. No! I refused to believe it. How could I possibly carry the bastard’s child?
But then again, I hadn’t had my periods, and all the symptoms seed to point to the horrifying possibility.
Flashback:
"Aghhhhh!" the one with brown hair groaned as he finished inside , while the others held my hands and legs tightly, pinning down. My eyes were dry now, the tears long gone.
But they weren’t done.
It had been hours. Every ti I thought it was over, another one of them would co up with a new way to torture .
"Oh my! Her pussy is so powerful, she’s sucking dry," the main guy said as he stood up, stroking his cock.
"I told you, she’s very excited but pretending to hate every second of it," another one laughed cruelly while I shut my eyes tightly, trying to escape this reality.
I wanted to be anywhere else, to go to my happy place. But there wasn’t one.
In the first few minutes, I’d clung to the hope that Altan would co back and save . But that hope died quickly. Now, I didn’t even wish for rescue anymore. I just wanted them to leave—or to kill before they left.
End of flashback
"I need to... get a pregnancy test," I said to myself, jumping off the bed, my heart racing painfully in my chest. I wouldn’t be able to rest until I confird that I wasn’t pregnant.
But where could I even get a test?
The rogue community didn’t have malls or stores. And even if they did, I doubted they were accessible to anyone except the royal family.
I knew the brothers had plans to take over abandoned packs and turn them into a safe community for rogues—different from the usual rogue chaos. Only those connected to the brothers or the academy would be part of that land.
Then I rembered the small packs surrounding the rogue community. So of them weren’t very judgntal and had trade deals with the brothers.
Grabbing a purple sweater—my old sweater—and my boots, I headed to the door.
I was going to confirm what my restless mind refused to let go of. I had to know.
I cannot be pregnant with those bastards’ child.
I left the hostel without anyone noticing and made my way to the nearest pack on foot. It took three hours, but I didn’t care. I was so determined that I ignored the toll it was taking on my body.
I had only a small amount of money left from when I worked for Maximus, but it was enough to pay for the test. I did get a few strange stares—probably because of how young I looked and the noticeable lack of wolf in —but I didn’t stop to explain or care.
Once I was heading back, I carefully hid the test and returned to my dorm room, where Lucy was waiting for . Her eyes were swollen and red, so I assud she’d had another fight with Gavin.
"When I read your text saying you were going out for a walk, I thought you ant a thirty-minute stroll. How are you coming back after six hours?" she scolded, placing her hands on her hips as her sharp eyes scanned .
"And look at you! Your hands are red—you’re freezing to death," she said, rushing over to grab my hands. She started rubbing them quickly to warm them up.
"What happened between you and Gavin? Did you two sort things out?" I asked, trying to steer the conversation away from myself. She sighed heavily.
"I don’t know what’s wrong with , Helanie. I’m just so insecure," she admitted, her voice tinged with guilt. It seed she was finally acknowledging that she might have been overreacting.
"But—" she said, cutting herself off as she dragged to my bed and made sit down. She kept holding my hands, her grip firm, as she continued.
"I just have this very bad feeling. Like—my mate bond is sensing sothing. A tug, almost," she said, her eyes locking onto mine, her emotions raw and visible.
"What do you an?" I asked, confused.
Because I didn’t have a wolf, I wasn’t able to feel anything with Emt. And wow... That thought hit harder than I expected.
He was my mate.
My professor is my mate.
My stepbrother is my mate.
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